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Jones714
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Apr 15, 2016

Tetons and Yellowstone

We will be visiting both the Tetons and Yellowstone this spring. We would like some recommendations for campgrounds in both areas. For the Tetons I will assume we want to be as close to or in Jackson Hole as possible? Yellowstone I'm thinking we will access from the north west entrance? Help. We travel in a 40ft motor home. Thanks
  • If you can't get a reservation for Fishing Bridge inside Yellowstone, there are a number of private RV Parks in West Yellowstone. The one that gets the most mentions on the forum is Grizzly RV Park, which is just a few blocks from the west entrance station. We have stayed there a couple of times.

    For Grand Teton, Colter Bay RV Park is inside the Park and is the only campground with FHU. If you prefer to stay in the town of Jackson (Jackson Hole is actually the name of the valley), try the Virginian RV Park, which is in town. If you can do without hookups, there is a Park Service campground at Colter Bay and the Gros Ventre Park Service campground closer to Jackson. We always stay at Gros Ventre for the Tetons and will be there again in early June.
  • Jones714 wrote:
    For the Tetons I will assume we want to be as close to or in Jackson Hole as possible? Yellowstone I'm thinking we will access from the north west entrance? Help. We travel in a 40ft motor home. Thanks


    Dry camping some FHU

    Bakers Hole NFS for YS -- few miles north of West YS


    Gros Ventre Campground for Grand Tetons
  • if you want hookups, Fishing Bridge in Yellowstone and Colter Bay RV in the Tetons are your only options for staying inside the parks.
    West Yellowstone, MT has several rv parks and is right on the border of Yellowstone.
    If you can live without hookups, you can do Mammoth or Bridge Bay...if you can get reservations. they have sites big enough but not many of them.
    For the Tetons, we like staying down at Gros Ventre campground, with water and a dump station, 7 miles from Jackson, 3/4 miles from the park. But you can find a decent rv park in town. The Virginian looks good from the street and is on a tourist bus route.
  • if you want hookups in yellowstone, fishing bridge is where you want to make early reservations. be sure when you make the reservations point out you are 40 ft.
    bumpy